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Update our-ceremonies to reflect current ceremony timings, and tools
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owner_slack: "#nvvs-devops"
title: Our Ceremonies
last_reviewed_on: 2023-06-21
last_reviewed_on: 2023-11-29
review_in: 3 months
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# Our Ceremonies

The NVVS DevOps team has the following regular ceremonies.
The NVVS DevOps team has the following regular ceremonies. The faciltator of the ceremionies is rotated within the team, to offer everyone a chance to speak, offer a fresh perspective and develop professionally.

| Ceremony | Occurence | Day | Time | Calendar Link |
| Ceremony | Occurence | Day | Time | Calendar Link |
| --------------------------------------------- | --------- | --------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| [Stand Up](#stand-up) | Daily | Monday - Friday | 09:30 - 09:45 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Sprint Planning](#sprint-planning) | Bi-Weekly | Wednesday | 09:45 - 10:45 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Sprint Planning](#sprint-planning) | Bi-Weekly | Wednesday | 10:00 - 11:00 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Backlog Refinement](#backlog-refinement) | Weekly | Thursday | 14:00 - 15:00 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Backlog Grooming](#backlog-grooming) | Weekly | Monday | 10:00 - 10:30 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Show & Tell](#show-amp-tell) | Bi-Weekly | Tuesday | 13:30 - 14:00 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Sprint Retrospective](#sprint-retrospective) | Bi-Weekly | Tuesday | 14:00 - 15:00 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Backlog Grooming](#backlog-grooming) | Weekly | Monday | 10:30 - 11:00 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Show & Tell](#show-amp-tell) | Monthly | Thursday | 13:00 - 13:45 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Sprint Retrospective](#sprint-retrospective) | Bi-Weekly | Tuesday | 13:00 - 14:00 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |
| [Learn Tech](#learn-tech) | Weekly | Friday | 13:30 - 16:30 | [Click for Team Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=c_r0r67ur9efggi670vef00f7ae0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon) |

## Stand Up
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## Sprint Planning

Each Sprint is two weeks long and starts on a Wednesday.
We use [Metro Retro](https://metroretro.io/) to run a one-hour session. Template agenda below:
We use [ZenHub](https://app.zenhub.com/workspaces/nvvs-devops-622a0b371800e400133bb924/board) to run a one-hour session. Template agenda below:

1. Discuss the previous sprint and if we met our goal, did we achieve anything outside of our goal? (10m).
1. Discuss issues at the top of the backlog and add sticky notes for a potential sprint goal and any risks concerns (10m).
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## Sprint Retrospective

At the end of each sprint we have a one-hour retrospective. This is for the team to openly discuss positives and negatives of the sprint. The format, using [Parabol](https://parabol.co), is regularly changed to keep the retro fresh and effective.
At the end of each sprint we have a one-hour retrospective. This is for the team to openly discuss positives and negatives of the sprint. The format, using [Metro Retro](https://metroretro.io/), is regularly changed to keep the retro fresh and effective.

## Learn Tech

We allocate Friday afternoons to learning. This time could be spent using one of the companies resources such as Pluralsight, myLearning or any 3rd party course. Alternatively you may wish to spend the time looking into new technically or features that could benefit the team and our users. Lightning Talks and Demonstrations of any outcomes are greatly encouraged and welcomed.
We allocate Friday afternoons to learning. This time could be spent using one of the companies resources such as Pluralsight, myLearning or any 3rd party course. Alternatively you may wish to spend the time looking into new technically or features that could benefit the team and our users. Lightning Talks and Demonstrations of any outcomes are greatly encouraged and welcomed.

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